They say 'Chaos is the ally of the desperate man, ' and I reckon it applies to dwarves and snot-nosed boys too. Let's test is at the front gate, shall we?

Thinking sure could get a fellow in a lot of trouble. Almost as much as opening his big gabber and sticking his muddy foot in it.

There were problems with having a reputation like his. Folks either wanted your hide or wanted you to save theirs. There was never any happy, indifferent middle ground.

Where are you?” she whispered. “Have you abandoned us?”..."Listen, little Songkeeper, " the voice whispered, and I will sing you a Song.

Being a reactionary is not about believing in certain solutions, but about having an acute sense of the complexity of the problems.

Winston Smith: Does Big Brother exist?O'Brien: Of course he exists.Winston Smith: Does he exist like you or me?O'Brien: You do not exist.

We learn from experience. A man never wakes up his second baby just to see it smile.

Genius is a strong aphrodisiac.

In the sciences, the authority of thousands of opinions is not worth as much as one tiny spark of reason in an individual man.

Homework is a term that means grown up imposed yet self-afflicting torture.

It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their conviction. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their convictions.

What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.

We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.

It's still a compliment when you're backed by younger and older, but it's actually unexpected. It's surprising, but for me it's in fact the most beautiful compliment.